Striping instrument



P 19, 19336 T. c. WARNER STRIPING INSTRUMENT Filed March 25, 1932 INVENTOR. T 120mm C Warner ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 19, 1933 UNITED, STATES PATENT; DFFFCE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in a striping instrument.

The object of my invention is to provide an instrument for transmission of liquid in stripes.

A further object of my invention is to provide an instrument having a fluid supply transmitting the same thru the medium of a rotatable element to the surface of a structure in decorative form.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a rotary striping instrument that may be accurately guided in its function as a striper.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a striping instrument having a removable brush from which the color is transmitted by a rotatably arranged element to a surface to be decorated, the purpose of the removable brush is to simplify the instruction of different color.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a striping instrument inexpensive to manufacture and simple to operate.

These and other objects will hereinafter be more fully explained, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters will apply to like parts in the different views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top view of the instrument.

Fig. 2 is a side View of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is sectional view taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is sectional view taken on line 4-4 in Fig. 1.

My invention herein disclosed consists of a r stock 1, the outer end of which is enlarged as at A for convenience of gripping the same during the manipulation of the instrument.

The other end of the stock is turned at a right angle as at B, the extreme outer end of which has a flange 2 as a side bearing for a disc 3 that is trunnioned on the portion B thru the medium of a spindle 4 threadedly engaging concentric to the flange, the said spindle is shouldered as at C for snug engagement with the face of the flangeand has on the outer end thereof a head D engaging thru an apertured washer D and being spaced from the shoulder to allow a .smoot running fit of the disc. Diametrically crossing the head is a slot E for the convenience of a screw driver to insert or remove the spindle.

The peripheral edge F of the disc is straight with respect to cross section and may be of any desired width for the service later described.

Spaced from the disc and along the stock and integral therewith is a stud 5 outwardly extend- Fig. 1.

adapted to receive the handle 8 of a brush 9 in 6 working relation to the disc and in wiping contact therewith so that liquid from the brush will be applied to the peripheral edge of the disc in its rotation, transmitting the same to the surface of a structure by frictional engagement as the disc is rotated therealong thru the medium of the stock guiding the same in the desired direction.

The brush element above referred to is adapted for the reception and application of color when submerged therein and placed in the clip, and when the liquid is consumed by the wiping contact as the instrument is conveyed, the same may be replenished by repeated submerging of the brush in the liquid.

It is now readily seen how the accomplishment of accurate striping is attained, and the method of varying the width and color of the stripe, and furthermore, the instrument is easily conveyed either in straight alignment or curvatures and not materially subjected to nervousness to the hand of an operator in the directional movement.

The discs 3 are preferably made of fibrous material, the sides of which are beveled to the desired width of a stripe, the undisturbed peripheral portion being in parallelism with the axis of the disc. During rotation thereof as previously described the liquid from the brush is applied continuously restricting the width and density of the stripe 10 uniformly as shown in The instrument may be conveyed in either direction with respect to the stock longitudinally striping the surface as conveyed, and

' willv operate regardless of position, gravity having no effect on the method of feeding the liquid.

While I have shown the contact peripheral edge of the disc as a straight center zone, the same may be curved or otherwise ornamented by depressions, and beingv decorated thru the medium of the liquid as supplied, and such other modifications may be employed as lie within the scope of the apimpart the same to the surface pended claim, and having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

In a striping instrument of the class described comprising a stock with an enlarged grip on one end and a right angled bend of the other end, a

stud intermediately positioned with respect to the peripheral edge of the disc as the same is rotated, a shouldered spindle to threadedly engage axially in the right angle bend, the disc rotatable on the spindle, all substantially as shown.

THOMAS C. WARNER. 

